/!\ The problem here is a f-string problem; I know how to click the "onclick" element in another ways, but I want to understand why it doesnt work THAT way /!\
I've shorten the code below to make it easier to understand.
driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options, desired_capabilities=capabilities)
url = f'https://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/coupe'
driver.get(url)
parent_tab = driver.find_element(By.ID, 'vtoolbar')
tabs = parent_tab.find_elements(By.TAG_NAME, 'a')
for i in range(len(tabs)):
print(driver.find_element(By.XPATH, f"//a[contains(@onclick, 'return sendRequest(5'/definition/coupe//{i}');')]").text)
So, if i try with the complete onclick text
It doesn't work.
If I try to replace:
'return sendRequest(5'/definition/coupe//{i}');'
which is the HTML code for the tabs:
with XPATH below, it works:
'/definition/coupe//{i}'
If i try - just to test the element - with the XPATH below, it works too:
'return sendRequest(5'
So the problem is obviously the ' around /definition/coupe//{i}
I tried the triple ''' and """ following the threads listed below unfortunately without success:
Escaping quotation marks in f string interpolation
Weird Behavior of f-strings and print when used together in Python
How to do Python f strings in triple quotes
And read the point 4 of this article:
https://www.datacamp.com/tutorial/f-string-formatting-in-python
